bazzica

Italian

Etymology 1

Disputed. First attested in 1532 in Lombardy as Medieval Latin bazeghae. Most likely from bazza (“trick; card(s) taken from another player”), though this has been challenged on the grounds of the voiced -zz-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbat.t͡si.ka/
• Rhymes: -attsika
• Hyphenation: bàz‧zi‧ca

Noun

bazzica f (plural bazziche)

1. card game for two players similar to briscola

   bazzica semplice, played with 32 cards

   bazzica doppia, played with 64 cards

2. in the game of bazzica, three or four equal cards
3. a variant of five-pin billiards, in which players must obtain while not exceeding 31 points

   Synonym: trentuno reale

   far bazzica ― to win a game of bazzica; to reach 31 points (literally, “to do bazzica”)

Descendants

• → Spanish: báciga
• → French: bésigue

References

• bazzica in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• bàzzica¹ in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “bàzzica¹”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 2, page 130
• “bésigue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Etymology 2

Deverbal from bazzicare +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbat.t͡si.ka/, /ˈbad.d͡zi.ka/
• Rhymes: -attsika, -addzika
• Hyphenation: bàz‧zi‧ca

Noun

bazzica f (plural bazziche)

1. (archaic) meeting of people

   Synonyms: incontro, ritrovo

2. (derogatory) friend, confidant

   Synonyms: compare, confidente, compagno

3. (central-southern Italy) friendship, state of being on good terms

   Synonyms: amicizia, relazione

References

• bàzzica² in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “bàzzica²”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 2, page 130

Etymology 3

Compare bazzecola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /batˈt͡si.ka/
• Rhymes: -ika
• Hyphenation: baz‧zì‧ca

Noun

bazzica f (plural bazziche)

1. (archaic, rare) trifle (small unimportant thing)

   Synonyms: bagattella, cianfrusaglia, cosa da poco

References

• Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “bazzica³”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 2, page 130

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbat.t͡si.ka/, /ˈbad.d͡zi.ka/
• Rhymes: -attsika, -addzika
• Hyphenation: bàz‧zi‧ca

Verb

bazzica

1. inflection of bazzicare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative